BOOM, yes please Alex.

Include plenty of photos if possible, please. And family update.

Holiday pics?

How does one attach a photo these days? Assume it’ll be a large file size

Seriously…

I think Imgur.com is the site to upload photos to and then insert the link in here in the img tags.

This only affects 4 countries:

Cuba
North Korea
Iran
Syria

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Sponsors_of_Terrorism_(U.S._list)

However, it might get interesting for poker players soon. There are mentions of Russia being added to that list - and I know a lot of poker players will have Sochi on their passports...

I've sent details to Nate.

["Competing teams can now buy-in via Luxon as ONE TEAM PAYMENT of £120 x 8 = £960 (there is no individual payment option - though individuals can transfer between each other).Team Captains if you could please coordinate this via yourself, or another team member, and then please advise myself of the name under which the payment was made."]

Right - after all the negotiations the team is:

Michelle Gascoine (in-game captain)
Simon Lawlor
Curtis Ledger
Chris Roberts
Adrian Das
Nathan Poulton
John Murray
Frank Baillie

NPC/Reserve...me. This is what I get for finding too many players (and dont worry about me, I'll be fine)

APAT have now announced that one player from each team has to collect all entry fees for the team and pay to Luxon. I believe that if you pay by debit card then you don't get charged for withdrawals but I need to check on this. Who is willing to collect? Details are:

"Competing teams can now buy-in via Luxon as ONE TEAM PAYMENT of £120 x 8 = £960 (there is no individual payment option - though individuals can transfer between each other).
Team Captains if you could please coordinate this via yourself, or another team member, and then please advise myself of the name under which the payment was made."

I'm literally in the middle of moving house from England to NI so I might not be around as much as expected this week. Oh, whoever is collecting send me the bank details to send to and then I can send them to Nate - he's a good mate of mine who I approached when we only had 5 so even though he doesn't really post on Blonde I can't say no to him, especially as he changed his plans to play!

I'm in negotiations with another team for a place for the 9th member, so everyone will get a game. I've already messaged Simon about it as he offered to drop out and he knows the team. If he doesn't want the place then I'll open it up to everyone - and if needs be I'll drop out from Blonde this year. I just want us all to get a game in the best comp of the year - don't care who we play for!

So we still need two more players - anyone up for it?

Me....

See you at DTD, everyone is in.

I might be able to find another team if that helps?

The other lad still needs to confirm. Depends if a house offer is accepted

If it’s over subscribed, no worries.  I should have jumped in earlier.

Book it off and I'll see you at DTD.

I could post a shedload of songs in this thread, but I'll limit myself to three.

Tighty will appreciate the first one - original by Depeche Mode:



I'm always surprised that this came from a very heavy metal band - original by Simon & Garfunkel (but if you didn't know that where have you been?):



As for the third one - I first heard this live and it was amazing. Took a very well known song and made it even better (but this will be the most controversial) - original by Fleetwood Mac:



Oh...and as a bonus, if you like rock/metal, you may like this guy, who does covers of EVERYTHING. Sure I've posted about him before but he fits the thread perfectly

Frog Leap Studios

I might be able to find another team if that helps?

The other lad still needs to confirm. Depends if a house offer is accepted

Now I have a problem. I have potentially 9 who I've said yes to.

So we still need two more players - anyone up for it?

I see Jon MW in the active users list...

No worries, thanks for looking anyway. If you're ever at an event let me know, first drink is on me.

cant fly into EMA from aberdeen or inverness anymore which was one of major reason i stopped going to DTD

Well now that's bloody annoying!

If you can make it down, would be great to see you but I know its awkward as hell at the best of times, never mind end of February and that weather, so dont worry if you can't. Much rather you're well than struggling to travel.

i would love too to try and play poker or at-least sit at table and pretend i knew what i was doing, as i used to try and do. But 3 day events with travel turns into 5 day events for me so its unlikely i will.

I thought that might be the case for you, but if you want to have a look and see if you can do it then lmk.

We do have to get names to APAT by a week on Friday though so understand if that time frame is a bit too quick.

FYI it is a two day event, just the Saturday and Sunday, if that helps.

just looked at the page its Friday/Saturday

interesting i could fly in to brum to arrive for 15:40 train it to nottingham i am sure there would be some direct trains that would get me there before the start
then return flight at 19:55 from brum  so just 2 nights 3 days

I am very confused.

It's Saturday & Sunday mate, so most are coming in late Friday and leaving early Monday, so 3 nights/4 days.

Could fly to either Brum or East Midlands - I'll be living overseas myself so I'm flying over.

I'm afraid I have to decline but I very much appreciate being asked, it made me feel all warm and mushy.

No worries mate, I just thought this year I'd try and get some of the blonde veterans back